links for 2006-11-26

I wouldn't buy a Zune anyway, but this is funny "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it," said Doug Morris, CEO of Universal Music Group. "So it's time to get paid for it.""

"Takwin was a goal of certain Islamic alchemists, notably Jabir ibn Hayyan. In the alchemical context, takwin refers to the artificial creation of life in the laboratory, up to and including human life."